23春西南大学[0085]《英语阅读二》(高)学习资料
西南大学 培训与继续教育学院 课程代码: 0085 学年学季:20231 窗体顶端单项选择题 1、This is no easy question and may explain why Constant ended his famous essay by insisting that the regular exercise of political liberty is the surest means of moral improvement, opening citizens minds and spirits to the public interest, and to the importance of defending their freedoms.1. protecting 2. prosecuting 3. attacking 4. supporting 2、A patient came in with a breast tumor. The clinic staff got her connected to St. Lukes “compassionate system” for those in financial need. She got treatment and is now three years past her diagnosis.1. management 2. judgment 3. dealing 4. cure 3、Drowsiness may mean you are seconds from a disaster.1. sleepiness 2. boredom 3. exhaustion 4. sleeplessness 4、But can we expect passive spectators of political life to become active citizens should the need arise?1. watchmen 2. audience 3. bystanders 4. witnesses 5、Euro bills will be uniform throughout the euro area. All euro countries will use the same currency.1. united 2. same 3. unlike 4. exchangeable 6、In our society we are prone to ignore or resist natures signal that we need more sleep.1. are liable to 2. are able to 3. are convenient to 4. are trying to 7、The biological clock is a term applied to the brain process which causes us to have 24-hour fluctuationsin body temperature, hormone secretion, and a host of other bodily activities.1. changes 2. stability 3. alertness 4. functions 8、Fewer parts can mean fewer problems. Rogers says the minimalist machine is rock solidand squeak free.1. solid free 2. like a rock 3. extremely firm 4. not solid 9、Their familiarity with the community came in handy in getting donatedequipment, exam tables, even space in the church.1. contributed 2. suggested 3. received 4. awarded 10、The individuals are at high risk for some sort of accident involving unintended sleep or impaired performance without enough sleep.1. steady 2. reduced 3. repeated 4. perfect 11、Several of the shipping container-sized printers could pump out constantly evolving cars by the thousands.1. put out 2. produce 3. supply 4. recycle 12、It now “denotes membership in a community of shared or common law, which may or may not be identical with a territorial community.”1. excludes 2. clarifies 3. means 4. supports 13、The fundraisers goal, she said, is around $20,000. Among other things, proceedswill buy medications the clinic doesnt have in stock.1. products 2. process 3. profits 4. donations 14、“He helped a lot of people. He was compassionate,” said Blanchard.1. sympathetic 2. affecting 3. pathetic 4. enthusiastic 15、The citizen appears either as the primary political agent or as an individual whose private activities leave little time or inclinationto engage actively in politics.1. decision 2. willingness 3. hope 4. choice 16、Active participation in processes of deliberationand decision-making ensuring that individuals are citizens.1. consideration 2. carefulness 3. discussion 4. execution 17、But citizen exercise these freedoms primarily in the world of private associations and attachments, rather than in the political domain.1. area 2. organization 3. address 4. environment 18、Even if theyre eligible for insurance, clinic patients cant afford even modest co-pays.1. E. enable 2. capable 3. entitled 4. ensured 19、The air there is 95% carbon dioxide. Mars has no ozone layer to screen out the Suns deadly radiation.1. hide in 2. uncover 3. protect from 4. discover 20、While the current technology extrudes about 12 pounds of plastic per hour, Rogers says the experimental limit is 1,000 times as fast.1. intrudes 2. finishes 3. pushes violently 4. shapes by force 21、“If you cant afford to pay for mental health care, theres no place to get it free unless its an emergency,” she said.1. sudden crisis 2. common action 3. extreme danger 4. unusual treatment 22、Called the Strati, its a collaboration of Local Motors, industrial parts shaping specialist Cincinnati Incorporated and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.1. elaboration 2. cooperation 3. celebration 4. improvement 23、I could envisionmore comprehensive reform proposals that would be able to broaden coverage and bring down costs.1. visit 2. carry out 3. envy 4. imagine 24、The third refers to citizenship as membership in a political community that furnishes a distant source of identity.1. explains 2. decorates 3. provides 4. contradicts 25、Tapping into his military mind, Rogers envisions the printers being deployed with troops into the field to produce disposable vehicles, e